June 2010

The smurfit kappa cheestrings onshelf pack is made from 100 natural recycled materials. It has been designed using moisture resistant solid board to withstand the challenging retail environment of the chilled aisles. The secondary packaging format also includes a crashlock base, commended by the major multiples as it intuitively collapses providing easy disposal during shelf replenishment. This onshelf packaging is an essential communications tool and this has definitely helped the product to achieve the allimportant presence at pointofpurchase.

Natralock is a paperboardbased alternative to plastic clamshells. The proprietary technology behind natralock creates a highstrength, tearresistant, highly secure package that can easily be opened with scissors, leaving a smooth, safe edge and preventing the &ldquowrap rage&rdquo commonly associated with opening traditional plastic clamshell packaging. Natralock uses 60 percent less plastic on average than petroleumbased pvc clamshells and about 65 percent less energy in production.

These smart packaging ideas use corrugated cardboard instead of any plastics for packaging popular consumer gadgets. The designer emile bertrandvillemure wanted to protect the environment, reuse cardboard and create attractivelooking packaging in a single design. Since most gadgets use a combination of plastic bags, expanded plastic foam and airfilled plastic padding, it would be good to achieve the same degree of protection without using any plastic.

Analog bandages by aimée wilder feature funky black and white graphics depicting analog music formats like cassette tapes speakers, mixing boards and turn tables. Don&rsquot get caught wearing a plain bandage on the wounds, show your retro style with these analog bandages. If youre going to have bandages in your house, these are the ones to be seen with, packing those cassette designs that should raise a smile even if you happen to be in a spot of pain.

The awesome reusable packaging for the microsoft wireless notebook presenter mouse 8000. At first look it might appear to be just another transparent plastic shell, but then. It rotates. So theoretically if you were at a retail shop, you could easily take a look all around the mouse without removing the packaging. It makes more sense for this mouse in particular because of the presentation buttons at the bottom. On the back, it has these two tabs which help you cut away the packaging. Unfortunately the result is still an ugly mess of sharp plastic edges and ripped cardboard.